The surviving members of SUICIDE SILENCE will play a special show on December 21 at the Fox theater in Pomona, California as a tribute to their late singer, Mitch Lucker, who died November 1, after sustaining injuries in a motorcycle crash in Huntington Beach on Halloween night. All proceeds from the event will go towards ...

BLACK SABBATH took part in a photo shoot earlier today (Friday, November 30) with famed British photographer/artist Sam Taylor-Wood. A photo of SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne taken at the shoot can be seen below (courtesy of Ozzy's Facebook page). BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi clarified the status of the band's new CD in ...

On November 24, Rustyn Rose of Metalholic.com conducted an interview with vocalist Liv Jagrell of Swedish heavy rockers SISTER SIN. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Earlier this week, Jagrell underwent surgery to remove nodules on her vocal cords. As a result, the band was forced to cancel all ...

JON OLIVA'S PAIN and SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva will release first-ever solo album in early 2013 via AFM Records. Drum recordings for the CD will begin mid-December at the Morrisound Studios in Tampa, Florida. Commented JON OLIVA'S PAIN drummer/producer Christopher Kinder: "Jon has assembled a collection of ideas from the past 4-5 years and wants ...

MPIRE OF EVIL (formerly PRIMEVIL) — the band formed in 2010 by ex-VENOM members Jeff "Mantas" Dunn (guitar) and Tony "The Demolition Man" Dolan (bass, vocals) — performed an acoustic set of VENOM covers earlier today (Friday, November 30) at the Discpier Nippombashi shop in Osaka, Japan. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Black ...

Matt Pinfield conducted an interview with reunited grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN on November 14 in New York City for the latest episode of MTV's "The Hivecast With Matt Pinfield". You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. SOUNDGARDEN was the musical guest on the November 26 edition ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" The ...

Former OBSCENITY frontman Oliver Jauch has launched a one-man project called SHELLSHOCK. All instruments and vocal parts are performed by Jauch himself. According to a press release, "the sound of SHELLSHOCK is influenced by bands like BOLT THROWER and SIX FEET UNDER." A rehearsal recording of the song "Thunderbolt" can be streamed below.

Original GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler tells RollingStone.com that he has put any thoughts of a reunion of the band's classic lineup behind him since frontman Axl Rose refused to appear at GN'R induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame this past April. Adler, who has had a large GUNS ...

British rockers THE DARKNESS recently stopped by Yahoo! Music to play acoustic versions of the songs "I Believe In A Thing Called Love", "Every Inch Of You" and "Love Is Not The Answer". The band also sat down for an in-depth interview. Check out the footage below. THE DARKNESS's third studio album, "Hot Cakes", was ...

"The Living Infinite", the ninth studio album and first dual-disc release by Swedish melodic metal maestros SOILWORK, will be unleashed on February 27 in Asia (via license to Marquee Records), in Europe on March 1, and in North America on March 5 through Nuclear Blast Records. Produced by Jens Bogren (OPETH, AMON AMARTH, BLOODBATH), the ...